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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Condor Point
Condor Point There had been a spring up there at one time. Condor Point Spring seeped up through cracks in the sandstone, flowed weakly across the mossy slab of bedrock and into a long, broad concavity. The steady trickle puddled … Continue reading →
Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Central Coast, Condor Point, Condors, Dos Pueblos Canyon, Ellwood Canyon, Gaviota, Goleta, Hiking, Mountains, Naples, Ocean, Pacific, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Silhouette, Sunsets, Vista, Vultures, West Camino Cielo
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Goleta at Dusk From the Mountain
A sunset view overlooking Goleta from Gibraltar Road atop the Santa Ynez Mountains.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Gibraltar Road, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Sunsets
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Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good
I love her voluptuous curves and curling lips. She’s always wet and tastes salty and she feels good to ride. The glide of my stick across her silky smoothness, a sensation that always keeps me coming back for more. And … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Beach, Kelly Slater, Ocean, Rincon, Sunsets, Surfing
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Beach Sunset à la ‘Cito
Looking southeast from Miramar Beach in Montecito beneath a waxing gibbous.
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